Knowledge Base

Diversity in the Workplace... for Managers and Supervisors: What Is Diversity?

• Various types of personal attributes that define diversity
  
• The impact that diversity is having on society
  
• The laws that have been established to prevent workplace discrimination
  
• How violation of these laws can affect a business.
  

Diversity in the Workplace... for Managers and Supervisors: The Benefits of a Diverse Workplace

• How companies can turn workplace diversity into a competitive advantage
  
• The benefits that diversity can bring to businesses and the people who work for them
  
• The role managers and supervisors can play in helping their company and its employees to embrace diversity.
  

Diversity in the Workplace... for Managers and Supervisors: Stereotyping, Bias and Discrimination

• How "stereotyping" can lead us to "pigeonhole" other people
  
• How "bias" can lead us to jump to conclusions about people
  
• How stereotyping and bias can cause us to treat people unfairly, or "discriminate" against them
  
• The negative effects that discrimination can have on businesses and the people that work for them.
  

Diversity in the Workplace... for Managers and Supervisors: Making a Personal Commitment to Diversity

• The responsibility that managers and supervisors have to embrace diversity and avoid engaging in discriminatory behavior
  
• Procedures you can follow to make a personal commitment to diversity
  
• How engaging in stereotyping, bias and discrimination could damage your performance as a manager or supervisor.
  

Diversity in the Workplace... for Managers and Supervisors: Promoting Diversity in Your Department

• The responsibility you have to promote diversity within your department and deal with any discrimination that does occur
  
• Policies and procedures you can use to help employees embrace diversity in the workplace
  
• What to do if discriminatory behavior occurs in your department.